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City of Westminster 1915
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Table V, continued..—Infant Mortality, 1915. Nett deaths from stated
causes at various ages under One Year of Age in Victoria Ward.
Table V. continued.- Infants Mortality, 1915. Nett deaths from stated causes at various ages under One Year of Age in Victoria Ward.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Under 1 Week. | 1—2 Weeks. | 2—3 Weeks. | 3—4 Weeks. | Total under 4 weeks. | 1 Weeks and under 3 Months. | 3 Months and under 6 Months. | 6 Months and under 9 Months. | 9 Months and under 12 Months. | Total Deaths under One Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Abscess | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Tuberculous meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Other tuberculous diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Diarrhoea | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Enteritis | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 7 |
| Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 |
| Injury at birth | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Atelectasis | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Congenital malformations | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 |
| Premature birth | 7 | 1 | 3 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| Atrophy, marasmus and debility from birth | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 4 |
| Other causes | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Totals | 11 | 2 | 4 | — | 17 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 54 |
Nett Births in the year.—
Legitimate 577
Illegitimate 67
Nett Deaths in the year of.—
Legitimate infants 41
Illegitimate infants 13
Causes of death of Illegitimate:—Measles 2, syphilis 2, abscess 1,
tuberculous meningitis 1, prematurity 2, bronchitis 1, gastro-enteritis 2,
congenital malformation 1, asthenia congenitalis 1.